dear drizzt

Scene [-]: Graveyard in the drizzle

By the time the people in black uniforms heard the news and rushed to the cemetery, the funeral, which was better than nothing, was over.

The tombstone is the simplest style, without the slightest carving or decoration.Only the dead man's name was inscribed on it: Drizztdown.

A candle is lit in front of the monument, and a small bouquet of flowers is placed.

The beautiful woman he had seen several times was holding a big black umbrella, looking at the name on the tombstone in a daze.Seeing someone coming behind him, he turned his head and glanced at him: "The ceremony is over."

"..." Zelo opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but he looked at the tombstone, but he couldn't say the second half of the sentence - everything in front of him at this moment still seemed so unreal to him.

"He's dead." Vivienne looked at him and sighed, as if muttering, "Although I don't want to believe... Drizzt, who is simply omnipotent, will die one day. As you Whether it is a wanted criminal of the regular army, or as any other status... In short, there is no need to pursue it."

"I heard it's at sea... What is he like..." Zelo's ending sound unconsciously brought a slight tremor.

"The biggest culprit is the sudden storm at sea." Vivienne said, her eyes sinking, "The group of pirates who attacked was sunk by us, but our ship was also severely damaged. Drizzt protected us The employers were transferred safely, and then, as a last resort, they jumped off the ship that was riddled with holes and was about to sink..."

"Our boat didn't catch him. We searched and rescued the vicinity for many days, but we didn't find any survivors." Her tone was slightly tired, "There is no land nearby."

"..." Zelo fell silent, and the hand on his side unconsciously clenched into a fist, but then slowly relaxed, "Then there is no him here..."

"There is no body. Not even relics, just a few daily clothes in his room." Vivienne said, "In order not to involve other people in any case of his accident, there is no Fill in anyone's name. Therefore, the property in his account, as well as the few weapons and equipment he often used, were confiscated and counted away. Didn't they notify you?"

"No." Zelo shook his head, his usual indifferent face was almost bitter, "But this is not beyond my expectation."

"Oh." Vivienne glanced at him, "Then, the funeral is over, and all his affairs have been taken care of. I'm going to leave too, and I need to prepare for the next mission."

"Yeah." Zero nodded, "Thank you... for telling me this."

Vivienne waved her hand indifferently: "You're welcome. I also feel very sorry to lose such an excellent partner. But life is good, and the task is good, so we have to continue." After she finished speaking, she stopped being polite, Turn around and walk towards the exit of the cemetery.

It was not until a long time after she walked out that she turned her head——

Vaguely saw that slender and tall figure seemed to be kneeling in front of the tomb, lowering his body to kiss the moist soil in front of the tombstone.

Scene [-]: Beach at sunset

I don’t know when it started, but he developed the habit of walking on the beach when he has nothing to do—from evening to sunset, he just walked aimlessly, listening to the lapping of the waves and the crowing of seagulls The voice of those white sails at the end of the sky grows from small to large, and then from large to small, disappearing and appearing on the horizon day by day.

It seems that the feeling of emptiness in my heart can be reduced a little.

But what he was waiting for never appeared again.

In the second year, regardless of opposition, he resolutely resigned from his original post in the army on the grounds that "the war is over, and the war machine is no longer needed". An admiral boarded a sailing fleet and lived a life of going to sea all year round.

Life at sea was much more difficult and boring than what he was used to most of the time.Occasionally there are thrilling moments - fighting with big pirates or enemy fleets, or encountering bad stormy weather far away from land and lack of food and manpower.It was just by chance that the fleet he was in seemed to have good luck, and they were able to survive and turn dangers into danger every time.

There are fellow adventurers on board from all over the world with various experiences and purposes, speculative businessmen, preaching priests, and a group of sailors who seem to be able to continue their lives as long as they drink alcohol.Perhaps influenced by these people, after traveling to some places, he inadvertently started to develop another habit: from time to time, he wrote letters to the person he had never responded positively to.

Letters can be long or short.Unlike that person, his letters do not contain those rich and gorgeous rhetoric, and he seldom expresses his deepest feelings frivolously or frivolously. Instead, he records the novelty and experience during the voyage, and his thoughts and comments on it. .In addition, there was no typewriter on board, so he used a quill pen to write on kraft paper by hand, then sealed the letters that had nowhere to be sent, put them into glass bottles, threw them off the ship, and watched the drifting bottles go where they went.

Perhaps the only similarity to the stack of "love letters" that person sent him back then is only the beginning and end of the letter, and the format is always:

"Dear Drizzt"

"Still miss you"

"Your Zello"

Scene Three: Small town and ancient city

The moment he stepped on the land of the ancient coastal city, he looked at the place that he seemed to have dreamed about countless times but never really visited, his eyes were a little complicated for a moment.

The bustling crowd in the market seems to be the background sound.A steady stream of traffic comes and goes from the narrow stone streets, either slowly or in a hurry.This city is also somewhat similar to the ancient city of Tuole - there, the training camp of the Corps has been withdrawn from the city more than ten years ago, and what is left is just an ordinary old town with the most ordinary residents and tourists.

He subconsciously clenched the thin piece of paper in his hand.

It was the ballad of a bard who had traveled briefly in their fleet—

"Procrastination is wasted, there are not many days to come. My dear, come and find me.

Withered grass and dry poplars, youth is easy to pass.Dear you, come and kiss me. "

It was the same as the sentence in Drizzt's letter to him back then.

After he heard the song, he immediately took out gold coins to buy a bottle of fine wine, gave it to the bard, and then tried his best to ask the bard in an admiring tone, where did this song come from.

The poet was very happy while drinking, and casually wrote down the place name of an ancient border town, and even left a vague sentence: "The person who exchanged this poem for wine with me once said that if I go far enough Far away, you may meet someone who would trade this line for better wine. He was right."

"What kind of person is that?" Zelo couldn't help asking.

"That is also an excellent poet, but he is not the original author of the poem. I heard that he also exchanged other things for this poem... However, the place name that was exchanged for me probably came from the earliest one. Author. Who knows?"

Carrying a glimmer of secret hope, he bid farewell to the fleet, disembarked from a nearby seaport, and came here after a roundabout.

The moment he stepped into the ancient city, he took a deep breath——

Drizzt, as agreed, I came here to find you.

Youth is easy to pass, procrastination is wasted.

And are you still here?

Scene Four: The White Abbey

There are many large and small churches in the whole ancient city, and there is more than one street called "Golden Lane".But speaking of the white monastery, the most famous one is probably the one near the sea: it is said that this is the place where a prince was born and baptized a hundred years ago and was blessed.It has a white and beautifully carved exterior wall, and a wide variety of green plants and flowers are planted in the wide atrium garden. From the top floor of the monastery, you can see the sea in the distance outside the ancient city...

After asking about the location, Zelo went straight there without hesitation, but stopped hesitantly when he stepped into the atrium.

He found that there were no roses in this monastery.

Although Drizzt was keen to use all kinds of fancy and gorgeous things as metaphors, such as various flowers, fruits, stars...but his favorite seems to be roses; When I mentioned that I wanted to plant red roses.

And in this courtyard, not only red roses, but also roses of other colors, and even roses that look similar... There are none.

He couldn't help but let out a sigh from his chest—it seems that that person really hasn't come back...

"What's wrong?" A gentle voice suddenly came from behind.He turned his head when he heard the sound, and found that it was a priest walking along the corridor.

"Aren't there... no roses in this garden?" Zelo hesitated for a moment before asking.

"No. It has never been planted," answered the priest in the affirmative.

Hearing this, Zelo slowly turned around and walked out, wondering if he needed to go to other places in the town to find other clues.

The priest looked at his slightly slumped back thoughtfully, and just as he was about to leave the monastery, he suddenly said something extra: "It turns out that there is another young man who was also very persistent in wanting to plant a seed here. Rose."

"What?" Zello turned around in surprise.

"He said that it was the greatest loss that there were no passionate and romantic red roses in this white and elegant monastery... So he really bought the seeds and tried it... But it may be due to the soil quality, or improper maintenance, He didn't succeed that time. Then he didn't try again," the priest added.

"Where is he... now?" Zelo suddenly had a little expectation, but at the same time he was very worried that the priest told him that this happened many, many years ago.

"Is he? It's our part-time gardener. Now, he should live in the Chado Street area..."

Scene [-]: Rose Garden

Following the directions, Zello found the small house of the gardener on Chaddo Street. The house didn’t look big, it was two stories high, and seemed to be old, but there were a few painted tiles pasted around the windows, and Like the small garden seen from the door, it reveals the owner's unique taste in a random way.

Looking at the large clusters of roses competing for beauty in the garden, Zelo took a silent breath, stretched out his hand, and was about to press the doorbell hidden under a lush green plant next to it——

"Who?" Suddenly came a question from behind, and the voice was unusually familiar.

Zelo's blood froze instantly.His hand froze for a moment, and he wanted to turn around immediately, but he didn't dare to turn around too quickly because of some inexplicable panic.

"You are..." The person behind him took a few steps closer, and seemed to finally see his back clearly, and was stunned for a moment.

This moment seemed to be extremely short, but it seemed to span his entire life, as long as eternity.

"Drizzt—" he finally turned around, fixed his gaze on the person who was a few steps away from him behind him—it was still that handsome face, although he was wearing a slightly strange gorgeous and colorful costume , I don't know what he did before, but it is indeed the person he is looking for.

"Zero..." The other party was stunned for a long while, and seemed to finally come to his senses. Suddenly, the corners of his mouth parted, his eyes narrowed, and he showed a big, Drizzt-like smile, "My dear, you are finally here. I thought We'll have to wait a few more years..."

Before the words were finished, Zelo rushed up immediately and hugged him tightly: "I miss you very much."

This was not the only hug between them, but it seemed that it was the first time in so many years that Zelo hugged him so actively and strongly—as if he had exhausted all his strength, and finally grabbed the person in front of him.

"Me too."